Living in China
Living shows furniture, textiles, ornaments and clothing used in the homes of wealthy people between 1000 and 1900.
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Eating and drinking in China
While people the world over must eat and drink, not many have felt the need to develop such a complex cuisine as the Chinese. Perhaps because famine has been a frequent occ…
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Temple and worship in China
There are three main systems of belief in China: Daoism (sometimes written Taoism), Buddhism and Confucianism.
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Burial customs in China
The custom of burying grave goods with dead bodies lasted a long time, so the artefacts that remain range from Neolithic times (about 5000 BC) to the end of the Ming dynast…
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Ruling in China
The Chinese term for the emperor of China was 'Son of Heaven', and he was considered to be the sole link between heaven and earth. The emperor's unique status was emphasise…
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Collecting in China
Art-collecting was an exclusively male pursuit in China. A well-to-do gentleman living at the time of the Ming dynasty might have had pieces like those shown here in his co…
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Tamara Fine Bone China Hybid Cup and Saucer by Seletti
This quirky dinnerware collection reflects the history of Chinese and European Bone China production and pays tribute to the centuries of culture, tra…
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